
56. Brain Chemistry of Memory, Stress & Attention
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What Are the Chemicals in Your Brain?
Our brain is made up of a few different types of cells which are grouped into neurons, which are the ones that send messages and communicate. Each neuron can have hundreds of these and that's how they connect up with other neurons. But that gap between two neurons, which we call a synapse, is really important because that's where your brain can kind of change what's going on. And the message passes across there using chemicals. So that's why chemicals are so important.
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